Subject: Re: Lost my rpm data base. How can I get it back?
From: Adam (adamhadm@frontiernet.net)
Date: Wed Dec 20 2000 - 12:53:17 MST
>On Wed, 20 Dec 2000, Adam wrote:
>
>> >On Wed, 20 Dec 2000, Adam wrote:
>> >
>> >> I updated the latest rpm packages and when I did it wiped out the
>> >> listing. All that is in the listing are a package I had installed
>> >> after updating rpm. I initdb and the other one and they both did not
>> >> do any thing.
>> >
>> >To upgrade to rpm4 you must first install rpm4, then *immediately* 'rpm
>> >--rebuild'. If you did not do this I know of no way to recover your
>> >database.
>> >
>> >To upgrade to rpm-3.0.5 (which can read rpm4 packages), you simply 'yup
>> >update rpm' and no further steps should be necessary.
>>
>> Since I did not immediately rpm -rebuild can I copy the database from
>> a backup? If so where can I find where the database is hidden?
>
>The database is (was) in /var/lib/rpm. Restoring from a backup is a good
>plan... I'm assuming you have rpm4 installed, so be sure to rebuilddb
>right after you restore. I would delete *everything* in /var/lib/rpm, then
>restore from backup so rpm4 doesn't get confused.
>
>I should note I don't have any special experience restoring lost rpm db's;
>I'm just telling you what I would do in the situation (which may or may
>not be correct :).
>
>-Hollis
Thanks a lot.... :)
-adam
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and Digital Imaging
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